Publication: The effect of hypermobility on the pain and quality of life in young adults
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Date
2018-09-09
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BORACI, Hatice
Maral, FATİH
ARİFOĞLU, YASİN
PARLAK, MUHAMMED
ZEREN, ELİF
KİRAZLI, Özlem
ARİFOĞLU KARAMAN, Çiğdem
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Abstract
Objective: Hypermobility is the excessive range of motion of joints,
and related to various musculoskeletal and extra-articular problems
that may significantly impair quality of life (QoL) by causing pain.
The aim of the study is to examine the prevalence of hypermobility
in young adults, and its relationship with pain in various regions of
body and QoL.
Methods: Two hundred and twenty five volunteers, aged between 17
and 23, were classified as subjects-with-hypermobility or subjectswithout-hypermobility according to the Beighton Criteria. Chronic pain was identified by using Nordic Pain Questionnaire, QoL was identified by Short Form-36 (SF-36) Questionnaire. Pain presence in 9 body regions and SF-36 scores were compared between groups using chi-square test and Independent Samples T-test, respectively.
Results: Of the participants, 164 (64%) were female, 91 (36%) were
male, 119 (46.7%) had hypermobility. Upper back was the body
region with the highest pain prevalence where 79% of hypermobile
and 74% of non-hypermobile subjects reported pain at least once
in past 12 months. Pain prevalence in body regions did not differ
between groups (p>0.05). In terms of QoL, physical and mental
component scores of SF-36, as well as all subgroup scores except
social function were significantly lower in hypermobile subjects
(p<0.05).
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Joint laxity, hypermobility, pain, quality of life, anatomy
Citation
Arifoğlu Karaman Ç, Zeren E, Maral F, Parlak M, Kirazlı Ö, Boracı H, Zeren M, Arifoğlu Y. The Effect of Hypermobility on Pain and Quality of Life in Young Adults. Bezmialem Science 2022;10(6):749-55